Your role and responsibilities
As a successful Delivery Project Manager in Technology Expert Labs, you will be a member of the Technology Expert Labs PMO supporting projects for teams that include Cloud, IBM Storage, IBM zSystems, Linux, IBM I, Power, and GDPS. These projects range from security efforts to updating legacy systems to implementing new functionality in hardware and software. You will lead a team of technical experts to ensure the formulation, development, and implementation of projects that meet and exceed the client's business objectives. In this role, you will work closely with client stakeholders and the IBM team to meet the overall integrated solution plan, budget, schedule, and staffing requirements while exceeding your client's expectations. Project Managers at IBM succeed by demonstrating a natural bias towards self-motivation and initiative in addition to navigating data and people to find answers and presenting solutions.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Required Professional and Technical Expertise
If you are passionate about success, with both your career and solving clients' business challenges, this role is for you. To help achieve this win-win outcome, a 'day-in-the life' of this opportunity may include, but not be limited to...
- Agile and Waterfall Project Delivery Expertise: A provable track record of project delivery disciplines and frameworks using agile and/or waterfall best practices to successfully delivery in a way that's both nimble and fast.
- Success in Communication and Relationship Building: Demonstrating success in communication and personal relationship development at all levels - from engineers to CIOs - with experience of navigating challenging debate to reach healthy resolutions.
- Technology Expertise: Experience working with a broad spectrum of technology solutions including Data and AI, Automation, Sustainability, Security, Cloud, Power, Storage and zSoftware or equivalent technologies.
- Legacy Migrating or Transforming Experience: Experience in migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud, upgrading infrastructure and/or software.
- Storage Technology Skills: Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of technologies including storage for data and AI, hybrid cloud and data resiliency solutions with IBM Storage technologies including IBM FlashSystem, IBM DS8000, IBM Storage Scale System, IBM Tape Storage Systems, and IBM Storage software including Storage Scale, Storage Protect , and Storage Virtualize or equivalent enterprise storage solutions.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Certifications for project/program management: Project or program certifications including but not limited to PMP, CMMI, Scrum Master or Agile Project Management.
- Expertise in IBM Storage Offerings: Technical expertise at least one of the following IBM Storage offerings, IBM FlashSystem, IBM DS8000, IBM Storage Scale System, IBM Tape Storage Systems, and IBM Storage software including Storage Scale, Storage Protect / Protect Plus, and Storage Virtualize or equivalent enterprise storage solutions.
- IBM Power Infrastructure/ IBM i Expertise: Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of infrastructure solutions for clients based on IBM Power servers running IBM i operating system with PowerVM virtualization. Deep technical expertise in IBM i operating system.
- Cloud Software Expertise: Deep expertise in cloud software technologies including IBM Cloud Platform, VMWare, NSX-T, PowerVS, Red Hat OpenShift, high performance computing, DevSecOps, site reliability engineering, IBM Retain Insights, and AEM on IBM Cloud.
- Technical Expertise in Mainframe Infrastructure and System Software: Technical expertise in z/OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE operating systems and associated mainframe system software. Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of infrastructure solutions for IBM zSystems, LinuxONE and associated operating system and virtualization software including z/OS or Linux.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILSIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.